❗️Russian military bases on 'high alert' - 'no serious threat to security' - Foreign Ministry Statement
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'The worst is yet to come in Syria... we saw this in Libya, in Iraq' – fmr US army officer tells RT
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A gloomy vision for post-Assad Syria - professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi predicts chaos to RT
"I don’t believe the situation in Syria is going to get better. These extremist groups are going to turn on each other," says
"When they were in Idlib they were constantly at each other's throats," he adds.
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South Korean Def Min arrested over martial law debacle
Kim Yong-hyun resigned over his key role in President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived martial law declaration earlier this week, before voluntarily submitting himself for questioning early Sunday morning.
A senior military official and filing from the opposition’s impeachment proceedings revealed it was his suggestion to impose martial law.
Police have also reportedly raided his official residence and office, according to Yonhap news.
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From ISIS to Al Qaeda to… Western darling? Meet Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, leader of Syrian insurgents HTS
Al-Jolani fought against the US in Iraq before joining Islamic State and Al-Qaeda, and later founding the Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda, earning a $10 million bounty on his head.
As the head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) he oversaw a regime of what the UN classified as “war crimes” in Idlib province.
But if you believe Western media, he has reformed into a legitimate, moderate leader.
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❗️Western media tries to portray terrorists in Syria as the good guys, just like they did in Ukraine – Dutch journalist Sonja van den Ende
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Footage circulating online appears to show a statue of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad being attacked and eventually toppled by residents in the Syrian coastal city of Tartus earlier on Sunday.
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❗️Lebanon army deploys full call-ups to man Syria border - army source to RT
A senior Lebanese military official source told RT’s Joel Maroun that the army has been fully deployed along the eastern areas towards the Syrian border, up to the northern part of Hermel, over an area of 120 km².
This has been done to prevent the infiltration of militants or the movement of people from the Syrian side through legal and illegal crossings, with the exception of those who have a residence permit.
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Thick smoke rises over the deserted southern city of As-Suwayda near the Jordan border, following clashes between Syrian Army and HTS militants
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❗️Syrian government has received security guarantees from militants to the remaining cabinet members in the capital - Minister of Communications
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❗️Saudi alliance now vital, insists Israeli opposition
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid: "In light of the developments in Syria, it is more important than ever to form a strong regional alliance with Saudi Arabia and the Abraham Accords countries to confront regional instability together."
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Footage said to show inside Bashar al-Assad's palace in Damascus
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'A very dark chapter' awaits Syria - Cradle News
Cradle News journalist Esteban Carrillo Lopez tells RT that events in the country will have 'repercussions for the rest of the world'.
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❗️Hafez Assad statue reportedly toppled in Homs - footage circulating online
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❗️Israeli tanks cross into Syria from Golan Heights - Times of Israel, citing unconfirmed reports
Israeli forces have reportedly entered the Quneitra area buffer zone and launched artillery shelling according to the unconfirmed reports.
The IDF has not officially commented yet.
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❗️Russia confirms President Assad has left Syria & ordered 'peaceful transfer of power' following negotiations with 'conflict participants' - FM Statement
Moscow was not a party to these negotiations, the Ministry added.
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Looters raid Presidential Palace in Damascus as jihadists take over
Damascus residents participated ransacked the Presidential Palace as terrorists seized power in Syria. Some were seen taking furniture, interior items, and other valuables from the building.
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THROWBACK: ‘Stop this terrorist’ poster of the anti-Assad forces leader Al-Jolani, by the U.S state dept, promising $10mn bounty
Now the man is giving interviews to CNN…
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❗️Iraq orders embassy evacuation in Damascus - Iraqi INA news agency
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❗️It is a coup orchestrated by the West – Dutch journalist Sonja van den Ende on events in Syria to RT
"There is definitely interference from Türkiye, Israel and the West - the US of course," she said. "They want to destroy Syria; they did it already with Libya, Iraq, and Afghanistan."
The uprising in Syria is a retaliation for the conflict in Ukraine, she believes.
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Online footage appears to show Turkish and Syrian people at the Fatih Mosque in Istanbul celebrating the capture of Damascus by terrorists.
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❗️Iranian embassy in Damascus attacked & looted - unverified footage
Posters of the late IRCG Major General Qassem Soleimani & killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah were torn down, windows were broken & the building was looted.
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'We heard the sounds of explosions' - RT correspondent witnesses latest developments in Damascus
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❗️Trump demands immediate Ukraine ceasefire & talks
Taking to Truth Social, Donald Trump claimed Vladimir Zelensky is keen to "make a deal and stop the madness" of the Ukraine conflict, which has seen "too many lives being needlessly wasted".
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⚡️Syrian PM heads to meet jihadi forces and hand over official powers - unverified footage
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⚡️IDF confirms deployment of forces in Syrian border buffer zone
The statement explained the move was "to ensure the safety of the communities of the Golan Heights and the citizens of Israel", while insisting that the Israeli military deployment "is not interfering with the internal events in Syria."
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❗️Government holding talks with jihadists - Syrian PM tells Al Arabiya
Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali had earlier insisted he would remain in Damascus to ensure a peaceful transition of power, and said that most ministers also remain in the capital.
He added that he had last contacted President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday evening.
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❗️Israel enters Syria's Quneitra, local sources confirm to RT
Patrols have entered the town of Khan Arnaba, the center of Quneitra province, where they opened fire on a young man and killed him.
The source added that Israeli reconnaissance aircraft have been spotted in the province's airspace over the past 24 hours.
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❗️Jihadists reportedly breach Assad's presidential complex in Damascus, unverified footage appears to show
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Timeline: Jihadis storm Damascus, Syrian govt ready to hand over power - What we know so far:
▪️ Overnight reports: militants take control of Homs - 150 km from Damascus
▪️ 03:00 local time (GMT+3), the Syrian Defense Ministry denies reports about the withdrawal of its army from north Latakia province
▪️ Syrian radio reports explosions heard in Damascus, airport evacuated and all flights in and out cancelled
▪️ Al Jazeera claims Syrian military leaves central Damascus, central media buildings occupied by terrorists
▪️ Video claims to show armed terrorists releasing prisoners from notorious detention center in Damascus, Saydnaya
▪️ 06:30 local time, Syrian Prime Minister insists he will remain and cooperate in the handover of power to opposition forces
▪️ Reuters claims Bashar al-Assad has flown out of Syria to an unknown destination
▪️ 07:00 local time: Eyewitnesses report intense shootout in govt quarter of Damascus (RIA Novosti)
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